On Thu, Apr 22, 2021 at 03:37:02PM -0400, Gene Heskett wrote: > On Thursday 22 April 2021 15:10:34 Andrew M.A. Cater wrote: > > > On Thu, Apr 22, 2021 at 02:47:43PM -0400, Gene Heskett wrote: > > > On Thursday 22 April 2021 14:23:13 Andrew M.A. Cater wrote: > > > > On Thu, Apr 22, 2021 at 01:18:06PM -0400, Gene Heskett wrote: > > > > > On Thursday 22 April 2021 13:00:42 deloptes wrote: > > > > > > Andrew M.A. Cater wrote: > > > > > > > The bullseye-RC1 iso files are out: Bullseye is frozen so > > > > > > > there aren't many files moving at the moment - now would be > > > > > > > quite a good time to try an installation - and tell folks > > > > > > > how it went. > > > > > > > > > > > > tried, but there are things not working, missing etc. Nothing > > > > > > unusual, but now I plan upgrades for late summer or even later > > > > > > > > > > I think after my attempt, as I stopped the iso from the central > > > > > european region, and tried jigdo-lite, but its not ready for > > > > > prime time. Stuck on a machine at carrol which doesn't exist, > > > > > see my previous post. > > > > > > > > https://cdimage.debian.org/mirror/cdimage/bullseye_di_rc1/amd64/ji > > > >gdo- cd/debian-bullseye-DI-rc1-amd64-netinst.jigdo > > > > https://cdimage.debian.org/mirror/cdimage/bullseye_di_rc1/amd64/ji > > > >gdo- cd/debian-bullseye-DI-rc1-amd64-netinst.template > > > > > > > > And > > > > > > > > http://deb.debian.org/debian/ > > > > > > > > [In other words the CDN - content distribution network - and it > > > > "just works"] > > > > > > > > I had also tried it with my local mirror - which is faster because > > > > it's less than 20 metres away - same result. > > > > > > > > It does, however, do the right thing and warn that MD5 is no > > > > longer a secure hash. > > > > > > > > For DVD, substitute the DVD .jigdo files - I generally find that I > > > > download the .jigdo and .template files into my home directory and > > > > then use > > > > > > > > file:///home/someusersomewhere/debian-bullseye-DI-rc1-amd64-netins > > > >t.ji gdo > > > > file:///home/someusersomewhere/debian-bullseye-DI-rc1-amd64-netins > > > >t.te mplate > > > > > > > > Hope this helps, > > > > > > > > Andy C. > > > > > > > > > I'm with deloptes, let us know when it does work. > > > > > > And it did, I'm writing a R/W dvd right now. It appears I have 2 100 > > > spindles of dvd's, been kept in the dark in a closed file cabinet > > > drawer, that have aged out and are unusable now. But R/W sony's > > > still work. I think, k3b tried to erase a blank R/W and reported it > > > failed, but went ahead and wrote it anyway. > > > > > > I'll see if the sums are correct, and if it boots but I need to > > > collect TDE for bullseye before I install. > > > > If you install and get it on the network - then you can just pull in > > TDE by adding the ppa in your apt sources. > > This isn't ubuntu. > > > Alternatively - there's a bunch of desktops that are lighter than > > GNOME available to you at install. > > TDE isn't packaged in Debian - so it is a ppa / from another Debian-based distribution: you are creating a slight FrankenDebian :) Try installing it on one of your spare new Dells.
In Bullseye - so Debian repositories only -you've got LXDE / LXQT - both vaguely old KDE like and based on QT. You've got Cinnamon and Mate which are older lighterweight Gnome-alikes and you've also got XFCE. > Go warsh yur fingers now Andy :), gno* is not my cup of tea. Neither is > the new kde. TDE, generally Just Works, they've fixed tons of bugs Ingo > K. couldn't be bothered with back in the day. He was always too busy > herding cats. :( > > I been using kmail for nearly 20 years now, some original mail traffic in > my email corpus dates to 2002, so I know its warts well. > Take care now, Gene. Good luck with it all. All best, as ever, Andy C. > Thanks Andy C. > > Cheers, Gene Heskett > -- > "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: > soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." > -Ed Howdershelt (Author) > If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law respectable. > - Louis D. Brandeis > Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene> >
